Added value of ultrasound re-evaluation for patients with equivocal CT findings of acute appendicitis: A preliminary study

European Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1882-1890

  Sim, Ji Ye ^a   Kim, Hyuk Jung ^a   Yeon, Jae Woo ^a   Suh, Byoung Sun ^a   Kim, Ki Ho ^a   Ha, Young Rock ^a   Paik, So Ya ^a  

^a Bundang Jesaeng Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Appendix; Computed tomography; Equivocal CT findings; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASOUND;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879006470     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-013-2769-2     Document Type: Article

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